This and That 09-25-14

From The Herald

Published 4:48 am, Wednesday, September 24, 2014

A benefit gun raffle and chili cookoff for Tulia’s Driskill House is set for Saturday, Oct. 25, at Linda’s Event Center on North Highway 87 in Tulia. The chili cookoff begins at noon with judging at 4 p.m. The gun raffle starts at 4:30 p.m. Raffle tickets are $10 each or three for $20 and available in Plainview at Hubbard Jewelry and Pawn and NAPA. Call John at the Driskill House, 806-995-4552, for information or to enter the cookoff which has a top prize of $300.

Dog Obedience Training classes will begin Saturday, Oct. 11, in the YMCA'S multi-purpose room. Enter through the southwest back door. These classes will run for one hour and will be for six weeks. The beginner's class will sign up at 3 p.m., followed by the first class. Course fee is $65 for the public and $35 for 4-H club members. The advanced class will sign up at 2 p.m., followed by the first class. Course fee is $70 for the public or $40 for 4-H club members. For more information, call Regina at 293-2066 or Tonya at 293-3096.

An information meeting about new roller derby skater recruitment will be held 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at the Plainview Roller Rink. The meeting is open to all interested individuals at no charge with door prizes to include fan T-shirts, skate passes and tickets to The Blackness haunted house. Roller Derby 101 will be performed by Plainview’s Down ‘N Derby team and its league sisters Route 66 Roller Derby. Volunteers and sponsors are needed as well.

ArtWalk Plainview will be held from 5-8 p.m. Friday along Broadway.

Guest speakers for the Oct. 16 PHEAT meeting will be John Tye and Mark Warren discussing the Plainview Area Endowment. The meeting beings at 6:15 p.m. at Grumpy’s Grill and the public is invited.

Harrington Breast Center at BSA Hospital in Amarillo will have a breast cancer screening clinic at Plainview Regence Network, 715 Amarillo, on Oct. 21. For information or to schedule an appointment, call 1-800-377-4673 or 806-356-1905.

The PHS Student Council will host a 5K Run on Oct. 25 at Broadway Park starting at 9 a.m. On Sept. 27 and Oct. 4, they will have registration tables at United, Amigos and Walmart from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds go to Patriot Paws. There is a $25 entry fee and a shirt will be provided for the 5K run.

Orientation for an EMT class in Tulia is 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, with classes from 6-10 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays with some Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon through Tuesday, Feb. 24. The location is at the Tulia EMS Station, 200 N. Austin. There is a 20-student limit. For more details including tuition, contact Rick Fikes at 806-577-2683 or email rfikes@swisherhospital.com.

Primera Iglesia Bautisa, 1205 Avenida Godsey in Plainview, will hold revival services Sept. 26-28 with Evangelist/Pastor Martin Ortega, Iglesia Bautista Emmanuel in Midland. The praise team is Robby and Celia Ramirez from Alliance Baptist Church in Lubbock. The bilingual services are 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Child care is available for kids under age 5. Call 293-1224 for information.

A ribbon cutting and reception will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 26, for the new Technology Center at South Plains College Plainview.

T-shirts are being sold to help with medical expenses for Isabel Alvarez who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Cost is $15 and they are available in both pink and black. To order contact Janie Larsen at 806-729-5118 or Maybell Monreal at 806-685-4286.

Free GED and ESL classes are held from 5-8 p.m. each Monday and Tuesday at Houston School. Contact 293-6010 for information.

The Tulia Chamber’s Second Annual Rod and Prop Show, featuring airplanes, cars and motorcycles, will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Tulia Airport. Admission is $10 per car load, with free admission for participants. For information or to participate, contact the Tulia Chamber at 993-2296 or Apryll Van Pelt at 627-7789.

Plainview-Hale County American Cancer Society Cotton Baron’s Ball silent auction committee will begin contacting local businesses for donation items for the Saturday, Oct. 11 “A Night at the Cotton Club. Roaring Toward a Cure” event. If not contacted and interested in contributing, call Phyllis Wall at 296-6669 or Julie Kelly at 292-5290. If you are interested in tickets or a table for your business, contact RaeAnne King at 292-3288.